A well-known Chinese civil rights lawyer has been taken into police custody after sharing information about the Panama Papers on social media, human rights groups have said.
葛永喜 (Gé Yǒngxǐ), an outspoken attorney known for defending underground church leaders and political and social activists, was taken from his home in 佛山 (Fóshān), a city in southern China, at about midnight on Thursday by five plain-clothes policemen, according to activists and his lawyer. [Read more]. |
- Tom Phillips, Panama Papers: China detains lawyer after he shares details of leaders online, The Guardian, April 15, 2016
葛永喜 (Gé Yǒngxǐ) was taken from his home by five plain-clothes police officers, according to his lawyer and activists. Photo: Facebook.
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